Is it difficult to find a heartbeat when you are plus size?

I'm wondering if I should invest in a doppler, but wondered if it would be tough to find the heartbeat because I'm plus size. I've had 3 miscarriages and in the last pregnancy when the baby still had a strong heatbeat she tried, but couldn't find it. In your experience have the docs had a hard time? I just don't want to spend the money if u will just worry me more because I can't find it.

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Sweety I'm 338lbs and im pregnant with my second daughter. I have a Doppler and had no troubles finding the baby's heartbeat. Send me a private msg and I'll hive u tips on making it easier to find. With my first daughter I was 15 lbs heavier and still had no trouble find HB.
Jessie

Hello I'm consider plus size but I'm really not that large but my OB OR MY Midwife never have problems finding a heartbeat but the doppler are awesome but I just think maybe you should talk to your OB and see if it will be a waste of money . Because if they are having a hard time you definely will have a hard time with a doppler. I hope that help at little.

I'm 5' 10 252 pounds and I have a 3MGZ I bought on eBay for like 50 bucks. I have no problems finding baby HB...I went in for my checkup this morning with my doc and it did take him about 2 minutes to find baby HB, but he ended up finding it (thank God, he scared me!!) and I did notice that he had to push really hard on my belly this time.

I am 5'5" and weight 220. My dr. has never had a problem finding a heartbeat. However, when I was hospitalized at at 17 weeks and the L&D department had the worst time trying to find a heart beat and kept getting my HB instead.